Lettering-pen.



R. F. GEORGE&W. H. GORDON.

LETTERING PEN.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.22,19I4.

Patented Feb-22, 1916.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROSS F. GEORGE AND WILLIAM HUGH GORDON, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

LETTERING-PEN. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 22, 1914. Serial No. 868,780.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Ross F. GEORGE and WILLIAM HUGH GORDON, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of Seattle, King county, Washington,have invented certain:

new and useful Improvements in Lettering- Pens, of which the followingis a specification.

Our invention relates to lettering pens and consists in improvements inthe pen or nib which makes an improved product and, as well,improvements in an attached fountain device which increases theink-holding capacity of the pen.

The object of our invention is to produce an efiicient pen for use inlettering, one which will hold a considerable quantity of ink, whichwill feed this ink regularly and reliably, and which makes it easy to dorapid and good work.

.Our invention consists of the parts and combinations of parts whichwill be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out -in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings we have shown our invention in the form ofconstruction which is now preferred by us.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the pen and the fountainattachment, the pen being in writing position. Fig. 2 is a top view ofthe pen. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the pen. Fig. 4 is a section takenon the line X, X, of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 5 is a bottom view of a penshowing a writing tip or surface of different shape from that shown inthe other figures.

, The pen proper, or nib, is made like the ordinary metal pen, except asotherwise stated. The principal differences in construction are at thepoint. At about the point indicated at 22, the point of the pen ispreferably curved downward, so that the direction of this part of thepen, being the part extending for a short distance backward from thepoint of contact with the writing surface, makes a larger angle with thewriting surface than that made by the pen as a whole.

At the point 11, this being some material distance back from the extremetip, this tip is bent upward to such, an angle that the.

plane surface thus formed will lie flat upon the writing surface whenthe pen is held in a natural position for use. The writing surface ofthis pen, instead of being an edge or point, is a plane surface, thesize of this surface depen ing upon the width of mark it is desired thepen shall make. This writing surface of the pen, is a continuation ofthe under side of the pen.

With such a en it is necessary, in order Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

toiinsure a su cient supply of ink to the writing surface, to rovide anauxiliary inkholdlng means. T is we have done by applying a fountainattachment. This attach ment consists of a part 2 which is secured tothe upper side of the" pen by means of ears 20 which bend under thelower edges of the pen. It is also further secured upon the pen and heldfixedly in proper-position, by a rearwardly extending finger 24, whichpositively engages the rear end of the pen, to

thus give three points of securement upon the pen. To more securely holdthis finger in place, the pen may be provided with a hole, as at 15,-through which the fingeris passed and then also bent about the rear endedge of the pen, as at 25. The ink holding part of this attachment,consists of the finger 21 which extends lengthwise over the outer bodyof the pen. This finger is bent so as to form, when viewed from theside, a low arch, having its outer end restin upon the upper surface ofthepen a short istance ili-l ward from the writing tip. From this point,22, the outer end of this attachment bends upward and has its end insubstantial contact with the upper surface of the outer edge of thewriting plane or table 12, thus forming a small reservoir 30 for ink.

The small, or auxiliary reservoir 30, is,

normally disconnected from the main reser-' voir 3, by contact of thepen and the fountain attachment at 22. The ink will not flow readilyfrom the main reservoir into this auxihary reservoir, except the pen beflexed slightly, as would occur when in use. The auxiliary reservoirfurnishes a small supply of ink where it is immediately available foruse, so that the pen will write freely when taken u after anintermission in its use.

The ger 3, in addition to the arching given thereto and which shows whenviewed from the side, or as shown in Fig; 1, is arched in cross section,as is shown clearly in Fig. 4, thus increasing the ink-holding capacityof this reservoir.

, The pen shown, has its tip provided with two slits, making threeparts, 13, 14, as are shown best in Fig; 3. This ,enables the use of abroader writing surface. As the tip 23 of the fountain attachment, formsthe auxiliar reservoir 30 immediately over this writing table, anypressure upon the pen which acts to spread these fingers apart, willbring down the ink at once. There is therefore no trouble on account ofdelay in feeding or an insufficient. rate of feeding. The main reservoiris not drawn directly upon by the pen. The ink being used comes directlyfrom theauxiliary reservoir, the ink from the main reservoir flowinginto the auxiliary reservoir to maintain its supply. The handling of theink in this way prevents excess flow which will produce blots andat thesame time insures prompt and amply sufhcient flow to give good results.The upward curvature of the pen at 10, also serves tomore effectuallyisolate the main reservoir from the writing table 12, thereby.

decreasing the chance of blotting. The small reservoir 30 may be calledthe writing reservoir, while the main reservoir 3 may be called thesupply reservoir.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, we have shown a pen having a writing table which issquare in outline. 'The outline of this writing table may be changed, asby making it a circle, as is shown in Fig. 5. i The s uare outline hasan: advantage for certain kmds of work in that'it has s'harp cornerswhich enables it to make sharp corners on theletters. For other work theround surfaced table may have advantages, as in insuring an even widthof line when moved in all-directions.

What we clai'mand, desire to secure by Letter Patent is;

1. A lettering pen slit-lengthwise to form a plurality of tangs, thetips of these tangs being bent upward to collectively. form a planewriting surface which is anextension of the under surface of the fangs.

2 Alettering'pen. comprising a pen memher having writing end composed ofseparate tan which are bent upward to form an'un er plane surfaceadapted for writing contact of its entire surface with the writingsurface, and a fountain member extending lengthwise above the penmember.

3. A lettering pen having its tip bent upward to form a downwardlyfacing writing plane, and means for feeding ink be tween said writingplane and the writing surface.

4. A lettering pen having a tip composed of a plurality of separatedparts bent to collectively form a plane writing surface positioned tocontact its entire surface with the writing surface when in use.

5. A lettering pen having a tip composed of a plurality of separatedparts which 001' lectively form a writing plane positioned to contactwith the writing surface when in use, the outer tips of said parts beingalined to form a narrow. transversely extending edge adapted 'to form awriting surface when the pen is reversed in position.

6. A lettering pen having its tip bent upward to form a plane writingtable positioned for surface contact with the writing surface, theoutermost edge of said tip being straight and adapted to form a narrowtransversely extending writing surface when the pen is reversedinposition.

7. A lettering pen having its tip bent upward to form a downwardlyfacing writing surface contactin with the paper when in use, the outer ege of said tip being straight and adapted to form a narrow,

transversely extending writing surface when adapted for contact withthewriting surface, a reservoir attachment lying along the top of thewriting member and elevated therefrom to form a main reservoirterminating at its lower end by contact of said reservoir member withthe writing member a short distance back from the point of engagement ofthe pen with the writing surface and thence extending upward and outwardto form an auxiliary reservoir immediately over thewriting tip.

10. A let-tering'pen comprising a writing member having its writing endbent down and then upward to form a small cavity just inward of andabove the writing table,

and a reservoir attachment secured along and over the writing member andcurved both lengthwise and in cross section to form an ink reservoir,the said reservoir, terminating at its outer end by contact of thereservoir member with the upper surface of the writing member adjacentthe inner edge of the cavity formed by bending the tip of the writingmember, the tip of the.

reservoir member extending to form a cover for said cavity and thus forman auxiliary ink reservoir immediately over the writing tip.

in testimony whereof we have hereunto affixed our signatures this 17thday of October, 1914.

. ROSS F. GEORGE.

WM. HUGH GORDON. \Vitnesses:

Ennano .Nnonu'r, C. L. STANLEY.

